MATHEMATICIAN
Ibn Sahl
940 - 1000
Ibn Sahl
Ibn Sahl (full name: Abū Saʿd al-ʿAlāʾ ibn Sahl أبو سعد العلاء ابن سهل; c. 940–1000) was a Persian mathematician and physicist of the Islamic Golden Age, associated with the Buyid court of Baghdad. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibn Sahl has received more than 65,737 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ibn Sahl is the 397th most popular mathematician (up from 457th in 2019).
Memorability Metrics
66k
Page Views (PV)
52.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
5.00
Effective Languages (L*)
2.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Ibn Sahl ranks 397 out of 823. Before him are Albert Girard, Abū Ja'far al-Khāzin, Jacques Tits, Alfred J. Lotka, Ignazio Danti, and Henri Brocard. After him are Qin Jiushao, Caspar Wessel, Lennart Carleson, Helmut Hasse, Grigory Margulis, and Ernst Schröder.
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Rank: 397
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HPI: 52.72
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 940, Ibn Sahl ranks 14. Before him are Doubravka of Bohemia, Henry III, Duke of Bavaria, Baldwin III, Count of Flanders, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi, Abū Sahl al-Qūhī, and Bardas Phokas the Younger. After him are Willigis and Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar. Among people deceased in 1000, Ibn Sahl ranks 13. Before him are Henry of Speyer, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi, Abū Sahl al-Qūhī, Bertha of Swabia, Joseph Genesius, and Matsyendranatha. After him are Abu Sulayman Sijistani, Þorbjörn Hornklofi, Leo of Tripoli, Mara Takla Haymanot, Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar, and Ōshikōchi no Mitsune.
Others Born in 940
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Doubravka of Bohemia
940 - 977
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 8
Henry III, Duke of Bavaria
940 - 989
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 9
Baldwin III, Count of Flanders
940 - 962
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 10
Abu-Mahmud Khojandi
940 - 1000
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 11
Abū Sahl al-Qūhī
940 - 1000
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 12
Bardas Phokas the Younger
940 - 989
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 13
Ibn Sahl
940 - 1000
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 14
Willigis
940 - 1011
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 15
Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar
940 - 1000
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1000
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Henry of Speyer
971 - 1000
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 7
Abu-Mahmud Khojandi
940 - 1000
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 8
Abū Sahl al-Qūhī
940 - 1000
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 9
Bertha of Swabia
907 - 1000
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 10
Joseph Genesius
1000 - 1000
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 11
Matsyendranatha
901 - 1000
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 12
Ibn Sahl
940 - 1000
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 13
Abu Sulayman Sijistani
932 - 1000
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 14
Þorbjörn Hornklofi
900 - 1000
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 15
Leo of Tripoli
900 - 1000
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 16
Mara Takla Haymanot
900 - 1000
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 17
Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar
940 - 1000
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 18
Ōshikōchi no Mitsune
900 - 1000
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 19
